B73 postcode area · Birmingham

The B73 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham. Area Scores range from 4 to 96 across them. Every full B73 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The B73 district contains both ends of the scale: Wylde Green at 97 out of 100 (#211 of 6,856 in England) against Erdington Town at 5, a 92-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £210,000 in Erdington Town to £556,000 in Sutton Coldfield North & Park — a 2.6× gap within the B73 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,950a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime92per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)44

Owner-occupied72%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the B73 district

£355,000median home sold over the past year · +1.4% over 5 years · -0.3% over the year · 337 sales

Detached£483,250

Semi-detached£396,950

Terraced£300,250

Flat£160,000

Birmingham£237,000

West Midlands£252,500

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Wylde GreenBirmingham	211	97	£435,000
Sutton Coldfield North & ParkBirmingham	375	94	£556,000
New OscottBirmingham	1,424	79	£365,000
Sutton Coldfield South & CentralBirmingham	1,726	75	£325,000
Kingstanding NorthBirmingham	2,521	63	£331,250
Chester RoadBirmingham	4,097	40	£262,500
Erdington TownBirmingham	6,524	5	£210,000

People living in B73 Census 2021

Residents57,661

Median age (est.)44

Density2,319per km²

No qualifications16%

Degree or above41%

No car or van20%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 10%Private rent 17%

Households

One person 31%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups

Professional	28%
Managers & directors	16%
Associate professional	14%
Administrative	10%
Elementary	8%
Skilled trades	7%
Caring & leisure	7%
Sales & customer service	6%
Process & plant	5%

Ethnic group

White 76%Asian 12%Black 6%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 31% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in B73

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B73 district.

Sutton Coldfield

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B73.

B72 B23 B44 B24 B76 B74 B75 B35

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.